Psalm 79 — The Holy Bible

For the End, concerning things that shall be changed; a testimony for Asaph, a psalm concerning the Assyrian.

Give heed, O You who shepherd Israel;

Reveal Yourself, O You who lead Joseph like a flock,

Who sit upon the cherubim.

Raise up Your power

Before Ephraim, Benjamin, and Manasseh,

And come for our salvation.

O God, convert us,

And reveal Your face, and we shall be saved.

O Lord God of hosts,

How long will You be angry with the prayer of Your servant?

Will You feed us the bread of tears,

And will You give us as drink tears in measure?

You made us an offense to our neighbors,

And our enemies sneered at us.

O Lord God, convert us,

And reveal Your face, and we shall be saved.

(Pause)

You removed a vineyard from Egypt;

You cast out the nations and planted it;

You prepared the way before it,

And You planted its roots; and the earth was filled.

Its shade covered the mountains,

And its vines the cedars of God;

Its branches reached to the sea

And its shoots as far as the river.

Why did You pull down its hedge,

And all who pass on the road gather its grapes?

A wild swine from the forest laid it waste,

A solitary wild beast devoured it.

O God of hosts, convert us now;

Look down from heaven and behold,

And visit this vineyard

Which Your right hand planted, and perfect it.

And visit the son of man, whom You strengthened for Yourself.

It was set on fire and uprooted,

But they shall perish at the rebuke of Your face.

Let Your hand be upon the man of Your right hand,

And upon the son of man, whom You strengthened for Yourself;

Then we will not turn away from You;

You will give us life, and we will call upon Your name.

O Lord God of hosts, convert us,

and reveal Your face, and we shall be saved.